Australia

Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra 

Currency  : australian dollar : (10 AUD = 0.59 €)

Frill-necked Lizard or Frilled Dragon,  is found only in southern New Guinea and on northern Australia.

An echidna.This annimal (and platypus) are the only mammals in the world (characterized by the production of milk by females for the nourishment of young) that produce eggs.

Lyrebird : The lyrebird is found only in Australia and lives in the damp forests .

The reverse side features the platypus. The platypus and echidna are the only mammals in the world, which produce their young in eggs.
These legs are webbed, it has a tail of beaver !

1 dollar with a kagaroo. It exist 63 species thaht exist only in Autralia and in new Guinea.

$2 with the image of an aborigine, native people of Australia. They are now 450 000, or 2.3% of the Australian population.

$ 1 silver commemorative of 2010 with a koala.

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